1/31 Chad Millman (NFL Mega-Playoff Pod)
PART II
4730 ever since the Fridge scored the TD against the Pats in the ‘85 super bowl, prop bets took off due to the publicity. vegas lost a ton of money that year (odds were 100-1 for that prop bet) but it helped fans understand and get acquainted to betting. money has poured in since then. (the state of nevada usually makes around $90M / year from super bowl betting)
49 vegas cannot do super bowl mvp bets because it’s not decided on the field (a press box of around 32 people decide, and would be open to collusion)
52 historically, super bowls go under in the total points spread; this is because 1. people bet the over - it’s more fun to root FOR something to happen rather than AGAINST it (more points! this is a square move. the psychology of betting.) this moves the spread up. 2. in big games, when there is a bye week, there are more nerves, and it usually takes longer for the offense to get going than the defense. just human nature. so they have to score the same amount of points in three quarters of offense rather than four. example: high scoring offenses oregon and auburn meet, yet it takes time for the points to start accumulating.
similar bet: bet against the overtime, because it hasn’t happened in super bowl history. (but people want overtimes!) However, if there ever is an overtime, it will be a huge loss for bookies
5430 “will a team score three series in a row” prop bet. people don’t anticipate it happening, but actually it occurs quite often.
1:06:30 Pinnaclesports.com is for sharks, Sportsbook.com is for everybody else.. “retail”
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Four most Public teams, historically: Packers, Bears, Cowboys, Steelers
Two added within the last decade: Patriots, Colts. maybe even the Ravens
